R|T: The Retail Times – Target takes aim
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A|I: The AI Times – The secret, messy story behind OpenAI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
R|T: The Retail Times – Blue Apron in the red
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R|T: The Retail Times – Retail Collision
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Tech funding in the GTA reaches record $3.1 billion in 2019, report finds
Tech companies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) surpassed $3 billion in investments last year, according to an ecosystem report…
Canadian startup news of the week (2/17/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Conquest raises $3 million round with Portag3 to launch AI-powered financial planning
Financial planning FinTech startup Conquest Planning has raised $3 million CAD in seed funding in anticipation of bringing…
Five Canadian companies selected for latest 500 Startups seed program
500 Startups has announced the 29 companies accepted into Batch 26 of its seed program, and five Canadian companies are among…
Lightspeed partners with Stripe, launches payment product across North America
Lightspeed POS is partnering with global payments platform Stripe as part of the extended launch of its own payments product.…
Rangle makes second significant staff reduction in less than a year
Toronto-based development agency Rangle.io has reportedly made significant layoffs, BetaKit has learned. According to statements…
Lendesk CFO relaunches own startup, raises funding from Quicken Loans parent company
Digital mortgage startup Edison Financial has raised an undisclosed seed round from Rock Holdings, the parent company of United…
Consumer peer-to-peer lending platform goPeer receives approval from securities regulators
Toronto-based goPeer, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform for consumer loans, has received regulatory approval, allowing…
Today in funding: Contxtful, Lexop
Two Canadian startups have recently raised fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Janet Bannister named managing partner of Real Ventures
MontrĂ©al-based early-stage venture capital firm Real Ventures has named Janet Bannister as managing partner. While Real will…
FrontFundr approved to bring crowdfunding platform to Ontario
FrontFundr, an equity crowdfunding platform, has received discretionary approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)…